IT’S THE LAW (03/04/2025)
France is strengthening data protection in telemedicine via new regulations that received CNIL approval. This will include mandatory predictive impact assessments.
France is strengthening data protection in telemedicine via new regulations that received CNIL approval. This will include mandatory predictive impact assessments.
Mozilla, which had made a controversial update to Firefox Terms of Use that implied it could broadly access customers’ private data, is responding to significant backlash and trying to walk back its language. The situation was exacerbated by anger over the fact it also removed a promise included in Firefox’s FAQ section to never sell user data.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating TikTok, Reddit and Imgur to find out whether UK teen and children’s data is being suitably protected. This is part of ongoing investigation into how individual social media and video sharing platforms handle youth data and has resulted in specific changes at X, SendIt, Viber among others, to location data tracking, data sharing, and ad targeting practices.
If a TV manufacturer like Roku can sell ads, why not a brand that makes personal computers? Hewlett Packard has been courting advertisers with the concept of the HP Media Network, according to reports. Given the distribution of HP PCs, the network might reach 830 million people globally across more than 100 million devices. The network would primarily offer laptop-targeted ads and streaming services.